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Laura and the rest of her family are planning to put up the open letter in the area and distribute leaflets around Sutton station on Tuesday, December 4, from 8am to 10am and from 4pm to 6pm.

Read her letter in full below:

An open letter to the person/s responsible for the death of Carl O'Brien

Written by Carl O'Brien's daughter, Laura, in the run up to the second anniversary of the attack that led to his death:

To the attacker(s),

During the early hours of Saturday, December 3, 2016, you launched a cowardly, barbaric and senseless attack on Carl O'Brien - a loving dad, granddad and family man known to his friends and family as 'Wurzel' - outside his home in Vanguard Way, Wallington, on the Roundshaw Estate.

He had only recently moved into the property. He opened the communal door to his block after hearing his bell being repeatedly buzzed, and after opening the door, was a victim of a violent assault.

You punched and stamped on a defenceless man.

You left him for dead. You ran away like the coward(s) that you are and didn't call for help.

If your aim was to cause heartbreak, devastation and misery to people who you do not know then you achieved this aim.

You have robbed my dad of his life and caused him to have a painful death which he did not deserve.

Before this happened my dad was happy, we all were. I was lucky to have him. I was proud that he was my dad and I still am.

He was the best dad; gentle, kind and a good role model.

He was a friend to so many and a popular man who worked hard all his life to provide for his family. He still is loved and missed by so many.

You have robbed his innocent little granddaughter of her Granddad, leaving her only with photos and stories about their short time together.

If anyone has information about the violent and unprovoked attack, I appeal to them to do the right thing.